Creating a project

You can create a project in the Projects (tppdm6100m000) session. You can also copy a project with the Template check box selected to a new project in the Copy Project (tppdm7840m000) session.

You can create a general project in the General Projects (tcmcs0552m000) session to ensure that a PCS project does not use the same code, and specify a code for a project. To create a project, you must specify this field information in the Projects (tppdm6100m000) session:

• Address Code Project

  This address is used as delivery address for ordered items, equipment, and subcontracting. This code is mandatory in the United States if you use the project tax provider.

• Enterprise Unit

  Enter the enterprise unit to which this project belongs.

• Hierarchy Type

  Select one of these types: Main Project, Single Project, or Subproject. If you use the Subproject . For a subproject, you can specify unit costs and the budget and aggregate them to the main project.

• Organization Breakdown Structure

  The organizational breakdown structure can only be used in combination with the activity structure.

• Internal Project

  If this check box is selected, the project is an internal project. Example: a training program for the employees.

  You can create a capital project by selecting the Internal Project and the Capital Project check boxes. Example: constructing production facilities for a new product line.

• Priority Supply Warehouse

  A warehouse where items are ordered from during the PRP. If the priority supply warehouse has not enough items in stock, you can use another normal warehouse. The normal warehouse is mostly nearest to the location. The goods are sent from the priority supply warehouse to the project warehouse or to the project.

• Budget by Element or Activity

  Determines the leading budget.

• Control by Element or Activity

  A control budget is the frozen state of the project budget. Decide whether cost control, progress control, forecasts, and project requirement planning is on element or activity. If you select element project control, you cannot link an activity budget to your elements and you cannot plan your activities.

Project status

The initial status of a project is set to Free. After you specify the required data, you must set the status to Active using the Activate option from the Actions menu in the Projects (tppdm6100m000) session. You can perform these actions only if the status of the project is Active:

• Book costs
• Freeze the budget
• Order goods and services
• Register hours
• Register progress